Literature Vocabulary Crossword

the techniques by which an author of a work of fiction, drama, or narrative poetry represents the moral, intellectual, and emotional natures of the characters
originally applied only to drama, now often applied to fiction
the main character in a work of drama, fiction, or narrative poetry
a character who opposes the protagonists goals and so creates the major conflict in the work
a character who contrasts with the protagonist in ways that bring out a certain of his or her moral, emotional, or intellectual qualities
choices about speeding up or slowing down parts of the story deal with the pacing an author conveys
a brief interruption during which the character or narrator reflects a minor point, that seizes attention
beginning the narration not in chronological order with the first event in the plot but at some later point
the obligation of the author to go back in the story and fill in the essential background information
the literary technique of presenting material out of chronological order
"flashback" the dramatization of scenes set earlier in the story
"flash forward" the dramatization of scenes set later in the story
a chronological gap indicating the material has been omitted